Bamako vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	82
😀 Quality of life	23	90
🏙️ Population	4.23M	468K

The cost of living in Bamako is 75% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7964th and 1213th ($583 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 9005th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bamako	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$24117

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766